Comments on: 2011 Report Card: Carmelo Anthony

By: Kam

Kam — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:22:06 +0000

Im glad melo is here, he is just getting his feet wet in NY he will be a great asset

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:14:44 +0000

Well Woodson is officially on board. I hope he can teach Amare how to defend the pick & roll….

By: spydermaan

spydermaan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:19:50 +0000

Totally Agree with the advanced stats haters, stats don’t tell the whole story and u can bed stats in your favor for a players strengths or weaknesses. This is not baseball, stats work in baseball, but I’m sorry in basketball they don’t. This is not a what have u done for me lately, this is a league of Ability. Yes MELO has some bad shot selections, but most of these shots are makable. I watched Dirk and I could also make the argument that he takes the most bad shots in the NBA but he also makes them. Stats lie. Your stats say MELO can’t play D but the eye test from watching games and melo’s proven ability shows that he can. And when you guys talk about Defense there are so many kinds of D people, there is team D where u have switching, p&r d, help d, weakside d, deny ball, pressure passing lanes, off ball defense and there is one on one, iso defense where u can play tight, sag off, have your hands up, get steals, move with agility & quickness and all that. So when u stats guys so “oh MELO doesnt play defense” which kind are u talking about. I know he doesn’t play good team defense but the whole Knicks team don’t either, they are often lost on switches, don’t pressure passing lanes, boxing out, denying the ball on for eg like Ray in the Playoffs n all but MELO can and does play very good on ball one on one D, he is big, quick, agile, great hands and great footwork. You talk about Pierce go and look at him, I’m sorry boys check your stats, pierce never shutdown LBJ or Kobe, unless Direct Tv lied to me. LBJ even still had a triple double on pierce and he couldn’t even get a steal or a tipped pass, gimme a break son. Mike Woodson welcome to Ny. Teach my team how to play some team D please. Plus I think the whole celtics team and the whole Boston brand is over hyped anyways, the Celtics just won 1 and everyone acts like they won 5. I’m out. Lunch is over.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:37:23 +0000

Agree, Jon. It is well established that even the most “advanced” of advanced stats have limitations. Indeed, we can cherry-pick the stats to accentuate perceived strengths and weaknesses for all but the best or worst players. Carmelo and Kobe are two players who can be glorified or vilified depending on the stats you cite. At the end of the day, predicting individual or team success is still far from perfect, and to feel that stats are infallible and that the eye test is always wrong when not substantiated by advanced stats takes some of the joy out of the game.

Jason Terry is a great example. Statistically, he has been a somewhat above average player his entire career. Yet for a 21 game playoff stretch, he played like a HOFer and was the deciding factor in Dallas’s first championship. At the end of the day, once a team makes the playoffs, it comes down to whether they can rise to the occasion or not. Those first two games the Knicks played vs. the Celts have me feeling really good about our prospects.

By: jon abbey

jon abbey — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:40:19 +0000

John Kenney: I think it’s pointless to argue with anyone who puts advanced statistics in quotations. It’s a game of numbers.

it really, really isn't. partly, sure, but nowhere near totally.

By: SeeWhyDee77

SeeWhyDee77 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:51:07 +0000

Hey listen..I live in MD..so Irene is gonna visit before those of u further up the coast. I’m assuming that a good percentage of u are further up the coast. I’m on the eastern shore of MD where it’s gonna hit the hardest in the state. For those who see her before me..I hope everything is as well as it can possibly be. For those further up the coast..be safe and godspeed. Real spit…

By: SeeWhyDee77

SeeWhyDee77 — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:58:03 +0000

lol..hahahahaha..not at Crittendon’s sitchew..but the comments..lol. It’s sad tho cuz he had so much promise. I think that he would be a nice compliment to Toney off the bench had we not drafted Shump and Crittendon’s troubles hadn’t risen to bite him in the ass. I mean..he HAD to have learned something playin with Kobe and Arenas (when he was good) rite? Oh well..sad for him cuz he’ll problee never play pro hoops again. In other news, the Knicks have this kid named Iman Shumpert on the roster who appears to be a great defender capable of scoring and playing the point guard spot lol. O wait..didn’t they say the same about Crittendon? Nevertheless i’m still anxious to see Shumpert as a Knick because of his athleticism. Probably the 2nd best athlete on the team behind Stat..amd not by much. That alone puts him head and shoulders above Crittendon.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:29:08 +0000

Wow, doesn’t that sort of instantly make Gilbert Arenas seem a lot less insane?

By: GHenman

GHenman — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:48:14 +0000

Javaris Crittenton

GHenman: Jarvis Crittenden wanted for murder. I guess he won’t be getting a shot with the Knicks.

Javaris Crittenton

By: GHenman

GHenman — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:46:40 +0000

Jarvis Crittenden wanted for murder. I guess he won’t be getting a shot with the Knicks.